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The Florida Gators were only in on one JUCO prospect for this year’s JUCO National Signing Day and it didn’t end well for the orange and blue.
JUCO prospect and offensive tackle Brandon Pertile stayed with his original commitment to Oklahoma State, choosing the Cowboys during a signing ceremony Wednesday afternoon.
The 6-foot-6, 301-pound lineman officially visited Florida last weekend and was considered to be a probable flip to the Gators.
The first official visitors of the @CoachMcElwain era — #Gators WR commit Kalif Jackson and JUCO OL Brandon Pertile. pic.twitter.com/QjzC98bUlT
— Zach Abolverdi (@ZachAbolverdi) December 15, 2014
JuCo Ace Brandon Pertile @BrandonPertile of Mesa JuCo signs with Oklahoma State pic.twitter.com/mRqUd3oUZk
— Timmi Norling (@JuCoFootballACE) December 17, 2014
Pertile’s decision to stay with Oklahoma State certainly is a blow to Florida’s offensive line depth. The Gators are expected to be very thin along the offensive line next year with several seniors departing as well as Tyler Moore declaring early for the NFL Draft.
Currently, Florida has only eight commits in its 2015 recruiting class.
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